Exceptions in PHP

From the PHP cheat sheet · Error Handling · verified Jul 2026

Exceptions

Working with exceptions and try-catch blocks

php

// Basic exception handling
try {
    $result = riskyOperation();
} catch (Exception $e) {
    echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
}

// Multiple catch blocks
try {
    $data = processData();
} catch (InvalidArgumentException $e) {
    // Handle invalid argument
} catch (RuntimeException $e) {
    // Handle runtime error
} finally {
    // Always executes
    cleanup();
}

💡 Use specific exception types for different errors

⚡ Finally block always executes for cleanup

📌 Chain exceptions to preserve error context

🔥 Throwable catches both Exception and Error types

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